Driving mechanism.



11. W. ALTORPER;

DRIVING MBGHANISM.

APPLICATION' FILED SEPT. 21, 1912.

l Patented July 1, 1913.

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DRIVING MBGHANISM.

APPLIOATION rILEn 82.2121, 1912.

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DRIVING MBGHANISM.

APPLIOATIQN FILED SEPT. 21, 1912.

Patented Ju1y1,1913.

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Original yapplication filed January 21, 1911," Serial N o. 603,968. Divided andthis application filed September 21, 1912. Serial No. 721,545.

UNITED STATES PATENT ourIcE.-

ALPHEUS W. ALTOREER, or ROANOIIE, ILLINOIS, AssIGNOR To POWER WASHING MACHINE Oo., or

PEORIA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

DRIVING MECHAN ISM.

To all whom t may yconcern Be it known that LALPHEUS W. ALTORFER, citizen of the United States, residing at oanoke, in the county of Voodford and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driving Mechanism, of which the following is a specification;

This invent-ion has reference to'a combined drlving device for washing machmes and wringer mechanism.

vOne of the Objects of the present invention' is to employ with a washing machine, a wringer support having a swinging relathe machine frame, and reversi'- ble wringer actuating means on-said Support, which will be Operative wringer no matter in what position saidsupport may be.

A further object of the invention is to i provide for Lswinging oroscillating the wringer support and its mechanism, andlocking means for fixing the wringer support in several different and adjusted positions. v p

A further object of the invention is to provide a reversible drive for the wringer Y capable of being locked in adjusted positions, for reversing said driving means. Y In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a washing machine with my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a view of the machine, as'it would appear looklng at .the right hand side of Fig. 1; ig. 3 is a v1eW "of the wringerV mechanism and locking .means therefor; Fig. 4 is a' detail perspective, ofthe means for locking the rod, which is used to reverse the driving means for the wringer; Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan View of the locking plate associated with the wringer support; Fig. 6 is. a plan view, showing the wringer mechanism locked in a position, when the wringer would be used to wring clothes, ltaken directly from the washing machine; Fig. 7 showing the wringer mechanism locked in a position, when the wringer wouldbe used to wring clothes, after leaving the washingl Specification of Letters `Patent.

to drive said is` a plan view,

Patented July 1, 1913.

be used to wring clot-hes, after leaving the suds-waterv and taken directly from clean rinse-water, where such clothes were placed after passing throughvthe wringer in Fig. 7;'Figs. 9, 10 and lliare views similar to F igs.` 1, 2 and 3, but show the wringer support and driving mechanism associated with a modified construction of Washing machine driving mechanism, and Figs. 12, 13 and 14 illustrate details of the structure in the.-

modification illustrated in Figs.9, 10 and 11.

ALike characters of reference denote corre-- spending parts throughout the figures.

Reference is had-to Figs. '1 to 8 both inclusive, as illustrating the preferred arrangement-Of. my invention. A Iriain frame or support for the machine, comprises legs or standards lsupporting a head-piece 16 on which may rest a washing machine `17, and osaid machinemayl be unattached or fixed, but preferably hinged to the headpiece in a suitable manner so that it may be tipped at an angle tol drain. One of the legs orstandards l5 is preferably longer than the others, extending upwardly for kra suitable distance, as shown at 18. This eX- tension sustainsthesupport ,and driving mechanism for the wringer. The washing machine 17 has the usual head shaft 19 for transmitting mot-ion from the powerto the interior mechanism `of the machine and 0n one end has a sprocketl wheel 20. Abracket 21 is secured to the -machine 17 and is pro- 'ded with bearings for the two short-shafts 272 carrying the idler-wheels 23. Power is transmitted to the shaft 20 by a sprocketchain or belt 24 driven by a sprocket wheel 25 on a power shaft 26; said chain passing over the idler-wheels 23 and engaging the wheel 20, in manner shown in Fig. 2.. The shaft 26 is journaled in bearings 27 secured to the legs of the main frame, and on one end, preferably carries a pulley wheel l28, which may be'rconnected with a suitable source olfl power, by belt (fr other means. -To

the extension 18 of the leg or standard referred to, are attached bearings or journal boxes 29, in which is journaled an upright shaft 30. On the lower end of this shaft is carried a bevel-gear wheel 31 in constant driving engagement with a bevel-gear wheel 32 on thepower shaft 26; by this means,the shaft 30 is driven. This shaft constitutes a counter shaft driven from' the main or4 power shaft. 33 designates a bracket having spaced bearings or journal boxes 34, in axial aline- 4 ment with each other, through which the upper end of shaft 30 extends and has a bearing, as shown.` Said bracket 33 is also provided with a bearing portion 35, extending at right angles to bearings 34, in which is journaled 36 carries a bevel-gear wheel 37 `with which mesh the o positely rotatable bevel-gear wheels 38 an 39 loosely carried on shaft 30 between the bearings 34`of the bracket 33. The shaft 30 for a portion of its length,

preferably that portion between the gear- Wheels 38 and 39, is grooved, and splined thereon is a clutch collar 40 having oppositely projected clutch engaging faces 41 adapted to have a' clutch relation with-clutch faces 42 on the gear wheels 38 and 39 for alternately clutching such wheels to the shaft 30, whereby the shaft 36 of the wringer may.

v port being located in an elevated position as in 44 on the support 43.

Jsaid cranky is ada shown. so as to be located conveniently to said washing machine. To operate or slide the collar 40 on the shaftv 30, foi` placing in motion the wringer rolls, through either of theg'ear-w'heels 38 or 39, a rocking operators rod 43a is provided, journaled in box- To one end of thls rod is attached an arm 45 in operative connection with the clutch collar 40, and its opposite end has attached thereto a crank 46, whereby the -rod 43a may be rocked,r and lation with the s ots "47 in a bracket 48 secured or attached to the 'outer end of the support 43. Thus, it will `be seenfthat the 43 may berocked to clutch either the .gear-wheel' 38- or the' gear-wheel-39 to the shaft 3.0,' whereby the wringer rolls may loe operated in reverse directions, or the collar p40 shifted to a neutral position, such as v shown in'Figs. 1 and 2, when the wringer rolls will remain at rest, even though the I shaft 30 is in operation. 49 designates a a wringer shaft 36. The shaft.

ted to have a locking re-` loc-king plate; which 1sY preferably carried in a rotatable manner on the shaft 30 just below and secured to the bracket 33. This plate is preferably semi-circular inv outline and formed with a plurality of notches 50 and opposite lugs 51, diametrically'opposed. Attached to the extension 18 of the standard 15, referred to, is a spring arm 52 provided with a locking lug 5,3 and a handhold 54, seev Fig. 3. The lug 53 is adapted toenter the respective. notches 50 in the plate 49,' when the wringer support\43,rolls, bracket 33 and plate 49 are rotated or oscillated on the shaft 30; the lugs 51 forming-stops; against which the lug 53 will engage, whereby it is' intended thatthe wringer support and mechanism may be swung only h'alf way around in opposite directions. For instance, in Fig. 6, the wringer support is locked in position to enable the wringer to receive clothes from the washing machine. To shift the wringer to the position seen in Fig. 7, the lug 53'is released from its slot 50 in plate 49 and the wringer support swung around until it has made one quarter turn,.when the lug 53 will enter into the intermediate slot 50 in plate 49 to shift the wringer/into the position shown in Fig. 8, the lug 53 is again released from be moved to the position in Fig. 8, the lug 53 entering a slot 50 in plate 49 and locking the wringer in position.- To j return the wringer to its original position, the operator the plate 49,-when-the wringer support may will release the-lug 53, holding it disen- ^gaged from the plate 49 and swing the `v vrlnger support backward, upon the lug 53 engaging the stop 51,'the lug will be released, When it will be forced into slot 50. The gear-wheels 37 38 and 39fare preferably shown housed in a housing 55, and in practice the gear-wheels 20 and 23 would be housed, as also all other ex osed gears.

In Figs. 9 tg 14 both inc usive,the stricture is substantially the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 5 both inclusive,`except that theinvention'is shown applied to a standard form of washer, where the frame is'diiferent and wherethe power shaft is located directly beneath-the washing machine. lThe support-for the wringer in this instance, is

an upright or -standard 56 v'which -is supported from vthe washer by Ibrackets Y57, see Figs. 9, 12, 13 and 14, and to thisv standard are sec-ured the bearings 29 for the shaft 30. The power shaft is designated 58 and instead of bein geared directly to the shaft- 30, is provide with a counter shaft 59, journaled 1n suitable bearings, and on said shaftis a gear-Wheel 60 in mesh with a gear-wheel 61 on the power shaft, and on the outer end ofthe shaft 59 is carried a,gear-wheel' 62 in mesh with the gear-wheel 31 on the lower' end of shaft 30. a. 'l From the foregoing it'isobviousthat various changes may be made without depart-- ing from the spirit and scope of the invention and that, 1n a practical way, theinvention is lapplicable to machines in use at the present time. s

This application is a division of the application for Letters Patent filed by me on January 21st, 1911, bearing Serial Number V603,968 for improvements in driving devices to diderent positions relative to said supy `ing (means, a clutch port, meansto lock the operating means in different positions on said support, a drive shaft, connections' including a clutch between the shaft and said operating means,

and a rocking rod controlling said clutch,

said rocking rod swingable with said operating means.

3. In a device of the class described, a

., *suitable support, an operating means mounted on saidsupport and adapted t-o be swung to different positions relative to said support, said operating means including a shaft extension and a bevel gear thereon,-means to lock vthe operating means in differentl positions on said support, a drive shaft geared tothe bevel gear on the shaft of the operatarranged to control the direction of rotation of said operating `trolling said shiftable means, and a rocking' rod controllingvv said clutch, said rocking rod swingable with said operating means.

4. In a device of the class described, a suitable support, an operating means mounted on said support and adapted to be swung to different positions relative to said support, means to lock the operating means in different positions on said support, a drive shaft, gearing between the drive shaft and said operating means, said gearing including a shiftable element for transmitting mo.- tion in either direction to said operating means, as desired, and arocking rod conelement, said rody exlongitudinally of said swingable with said tending alongside and operating means, and operating means. y

5. In a device of the class described, a suitable support, vla driving shaft disposed horizontally on. the support, an upright shaft adaptedV to be driven from said driving shaft, a frame memberextending radi-v ally fromI the upper end of said upright shaft and swingable in an arc of a circle about said shaft, mechanism on said frame member adapted to receive power from said upright shaft, clutch driving connections for controlling the operation of said mechanism, and means for controlling said clutch. 6. In a device of the class described, a suitable support, a driving shaft disposed horizontally 0n the support, an uprightshaft adapted to be driven from said driving shaft, a frame member extending radially from the upper end'of said upright shaft and swingable in an arc of a circle about said shaft, mechanism on said frame member adapted to receive power from said upright shaft, means to lock the frame member ifn different positions, clutch driving connections for controlling the operation of said mechanism, and a rod disposed longit-udinally'of said frame vmember controlling said clutch, said rod arranged to be operated from the free end of said frame member.

7. In a device of the class described, a suitable support, a driving shaft disposed horizontally on the support, an upright shaft adapted to be driven from said driving shaft, a frame member extending radially from the upper end said shaft being the pivotal point' about which said frame 'member is swingable, means for locking 'the frame member in positions at right angles to each other, as desired, mechanism on said frame member in'- cluding a shaft, gearing between said last mentioned shaft and said upright shaft, a

-clutch controlling the transmission of power between said gearing, and an operators rod controlling said clutch. f 8. In a device of the class described, a suitable support, a horizont-ally disposed driving shaft, a vertically disposed countershaft, bearings from said support for said vertical shaft, means for operating the counter-shaft from-the driving shaft, a' horizontally disposed frame member, a bearing for said frame member on said countershaft, to adapt said frame member to be swung in an arc of a circle about said counter-shaft,`means for locking the frame member in one or more adjusted positions,

mechanism on the frame member including a shaft, and gearing for operating said last mentioned shaft from said counter-shaft.

9. In a device of the character described,

combination, a frame having a standard extending upward therefrom, a driving shaft mounted along said standard, abracket having spaced bearings through which the upper end of said shaft extends, oppositely dispo-sed gear wheels loosely mounted on said shaft between said spaced bearings, a mechanism supported from said bracket of said upright shaft,`

having a driving shaft which is journaled in said bracket, a ear wheel mounted at the end of said drivlng shaft meshing with said loosely mounted gear wheels onthe first mentioned driving shaft, a clutch mem- -ber disposed between said first mentioned ear wheels'adapted to clutch either one to said first mentioned driving shaft and means for operating said clutch member, said bracket and said mechanism being adapted to be rotated relative to said shaft so as A'to support said` mechanism in various positions relative to said frame.

10. In a device of the character described, in combination, a'frame having a standard extending .upward therefrom, a driving shaft, mounted along said standard, a bracket having spa'ced bearings through which-the upper end of said shaft extends, oppositely disposed gear 'wheels loosely mounted on said shaft betweensaid spaced bearings, a' mechanism supported from said v bracket having a driving shaft which is journaled in ,said bracket, a gear wheel mounted at the end of said driving shaft meshing with said loosely mounted gear wheels on the first mentioned driving shaft,

a clutch memberv disposed between said first- Inentioned gear wheels adapted to Sclutch either one to said first mentioned driving shaft and means for operating` said clutch member, said bracket and saidmechanism beingadapted to be rotated relative to said shaft so as to support said mechanism in va Vrious positions relative to said frame, a

locking plate connected to said bracket so as to move therewith, and means on said standard adapted to engage said locking plate to lock said bracket and mechanism in their adjusted positions.

1l, In an apparatus of the character described,l a main frame, a driving shaft journaled on said frame and adapted to be drivenfro'm a suitable source of power, .a mechanism support arranged in an elevated position above said main frame, a vertically disposed shaft adapted to be driven from 1 said driving shaft, means for supporting the mechanism support so as to swing the'mechanismsupport about said vertical shaft,.a mechanism mounted on said mechanism support, driving connections between said mechanism and said f vertical shaft, and

clutch devices for reversing the operation of said mechanism.

12. In an apparatus of the character described, a main frame, a driving shaft journaled on said main frame and adapted .to be driven fro-m a suitable source of power, a

mechanism support arranged in an elevated position above said main frame, a vertically disposed shaft adapted to be driven from said driving shaft, means for supporting th'e mechanism support so as to swing the mechanism support-about said vertical shaft, a mechanism mounted on saidy mechanism support, driving connections 'between said mechanism and said vertical shaft, clutch devices for reversing the operation of-said mechanism, and means for locking the mechanism support in adjusted positions on said main frame.

13.` In an apparatus of the character described, a main frame, a driving shaft journaled on said frame,.'and adaptedv to be driven from a lsuitable source of povver,'a

horizontally disposed mechanism support arranged in an elevated position above said main frame, a vertically disposed shaft adapted -to be driven from said driving shaft, supporting connections between said mechanism support and sa?? vertical shaft to adapt said mechanism s about said verticalI shaft, a mechanism mountedA on 'said mechanism support, clutch controlled gearing at the upper end of the vertical shaft and connected to drive said mechanism on, the mechanism support, 'and' an operators rod connected'with said clutch mechanism for reversing the direction of movement of said mechanism.

14. In an apparatus ofthe character dem scribed, a main framea` vhorizontal-ly dis-` posed driving shaft journaled on said frame and adaptedfto Vbe driven fro-In a suitable source of power, af vertically disposed countershaft, gearing between said driving shaft' vand said 'counter shaft, a'mechanism supportconnectedat one end to swing about the upper end of said -counter shaft, a mechanism carried .on said mechanism support, gearing. at the upper end of the counter shaft fo-r'pdriving said'mechanis'm from said counter shaft, a clutch mechanism in lsaidl gearing ,for reversing the operation of the mechanism, and an operator srod for actuport to swing manually operated means 1n control ofsaid l gearing. V a

16. In a machine of the character de.-

scribed, a main frame, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to be swung to different angular positions relative to saidr main frame, an operating means mounted on said supplemental frame, a'

power driven element, and connections between said power driven element and said operating means to actuatel said operating .means, as desired, in its different positions relative to said main frame, said connections including reversing means for actuating the operating means in either directlon, as desired.

17. In a machine of the character described, a main frame, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to be swung to different angular positions relative to said main frame, an operating means mounted on said supplemental frame, actuatlng means for said operatlng means, 1ncludmg a power driven element, said power driven element being adapted to be thrown into and out of operative relation with parts of said actuating means for drivmg said .operating means in either direction, as de- 15 sired.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHEUS WV. AL'IORFER. Witnesses:

G. G. HASLER, S. H. ALTORFER. 

